Biography:
Born into an academic family - his father is a history lecturer at Winchester University College (formerly King Alfred's College) in Winchester and his mother is a comparative religions lecturer at the Open University - Colin Firth's first acting experience came in infant's school when he played "Ja...
Spouse:
Livia Giuggioli (21 June 1997 - present); 2 children
Trivia:
Relationship with Meg Tilly began while filmingMilos Forman's Valmont (1989).
Had a relationship with Jennifer Ehle, whom he met while filming"Pride and Prejudice" (1995)
On People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People" list (2001).
Has twice lost his screen wife to a member of the Fiennes family - toRalph Fiennes in The English Patient (1996) and toJoseph Fiennes in Shakespeare in Love (1998).
Has one child with actress Meg Tilly, William Joseph Firth(born September 20, 1990) and 2 sons with Livia Giuggioli namedLuca Firth (born March 29, 2001, in Rome) and Mateo Firth (born inAugust 2003).
Other Work:
Radio: "Two Planks and a Passion" BBC 1986
Audio: "Comeback" Random Century Audio Books 1/92
Radio: "The One Before the Last" BBC 1987
Stage Play: Walker/ Ned in "Three Days of Rain" by Richard Greenberg (III). The Donmar Warehouse, London, UK(1-13 March 1999, and 9 November 1999 to 22 January 2000).
Played Guy Bennett - 1930s public school boy turned notorious Russianspy - in Julian Mitchell's award-winning play "Another Country" at theQueen's Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, London, UK (1982).
Interview:
"The Independent Arts & Books Review" (UK), 11 July 2008, pg. 11, by: James Mottram, "'I keep getting discovered'"
"Radio Times" (UK), 16 December 2006, Vol. 331, Iss. 4315, pg. 22-23, by: John Naughton, "Nowhere like home"
"The Times Magazine" (UK), 6 May 2000, Vol. 5, Iss. 19, pg. 12-15+17, by: Jasper Rees, "No more Mr Darcy"
"Empire" (UK), 1997, Iss. 94, pg. 68-70+72, by: Neil Jeffries, "Catch of the day"
"Premiere" (UK), 1997, Vol. 5, Iss. 3, pg. 22-23, by: Louise Brealey
Cover Photo:
"Telegraph Magazine" (UK), 20 February 2010
"Reader's Digest" (UK), July 2008
"Total TV Guide" (UK), 16 December 2006
"The Independent Magazine" (UK), 16 July 2005
"Sky" (UK), May 2005
Filmography:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (2012) Thriller
The King's Speech (2010) History
The Promised Land (2011) Thriller
16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2010) (TV)
A Single Man (2009) Drama
Conspiracy (2001) (TV) History
Dorian Gray (2009) Thriller
Easy Virtue (2008) Romance
Genova (2008) Romance
Golden Globes Red Carpet Live (2010) (TV) News
